777 engine pod - big as 737 fus?
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777 engine pod - big as 737 fus?
I keep hearing it quoted that a 777 engine pod is the same diameter as a 737 fuselage. As much as I'd like to believe it, after having seen one up close, and seeing a guy standing in it, I find it hard to believe!
The guy standing up nearly reached from top to bottom, so trying to picture the intake as the cross section of a 737 was a little hard to swallow....
What is the truth behind this 'fact'?
Nish.
The guy standing up nearly reached from top to bottom, so trying to picture the intake as the cross section of a 737 was a little hard to swallow....
What is the truth behind this 'fact'?
Nish.
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The outside diameter of the engine cowling, on the 777 with the GE90, is roughly the same diameter of the Boeing narrow-body fuselage. I believe that the other 2 engines have smaller diameter fans, thus smaller cowlings. Hope that clears things up for you.
On a side note the GE90 fan is 123" in diameter (10'3")!
[ 02 November 2001: Message edited by: avmech ]
On a side note the GE90 fan is 123" in diameter (10'3")!
[ 02 November 2001: Message edited by: avmech ]
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